Now that you have completed the assignments in this unit, let's move on to the final unit activity for this course.
Select an article that is connected to one of the topics that you studied in this unit and complete this handout.
Go to
https://www.denverpostcustomercare.com/electronicedition/main.asp?pub=DP, enter 37096 as the email address and denverpostnie for the password to access the electronic newspaper edition. Click the box that says "Go to today's Online Edition".
VERY IMPORTANT: YOLA SHOULD BE ON ITS OWN WINDOW. THE NEWSPAPER WILL NOT LOAD IF IT'S NOT
Alternative Assessment - If you like, you may do the following assignment instead of the current event. It's your choice!
The steps to follow:
- Use the suggested web sites to complete Citizenshipresearchguide.doc
- Working as an individual:
- Review answers from Part 2 of the research guide.
- Choose six questions-three identified as easy (question 1) and three identified as hard (question 2).
- Select four additional questions from Part 3 to create a ten-question test.
- Conduct an experiment by asking at least five friends, teachers, or family members to complete the test created in step 2. Collect and analyze the results to answer the following questions:
- What was the average score?
- Do the results match the questions defined as easy or hard?
- How do the results compare between the naturalization test questions and the student-created questions?
- Using this analysis, discuss the following questions and draw conclusions about the naturalization test.
- Is the test a fair examination for someone applying for citizenship? Why or why not?
- If it is not a fair examination, how should the test change?
- If it is a fair examination, should every U.S. citizen have to pass the test?
YOU ARE NOW DONE WITH THE COURSE. GO SERVE YOUR COUNTRY BY BEING A GOOD CITIZEN!
